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How are the amounts of chemicals in solution measured?: OCR GCSE Combined Science B questions

Every OCR GCSE Combined Science B exam question on C5.3 How are the amounts of chemicals in solution measured?, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q6(a)

    June 2024 · Chemistry Paper 6 Higher

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  2. Q6(b)(i)

    June 2024 · Chemistry Paper 6 Higher

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  3. Q6(b)(ii)

    June 2024 · Chemistry Paper 6 Higher

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  4. Q6(b)(iii)

    June 2024 · Chemistry Paper 6 Higher

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  5. Q3(b)(ii)

    June 2023 · Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation

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  6. Q3(c)(i)

    June 2023 · Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation

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  7. Q3(c)(ii)

    June 2023 · Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation

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  8. Q6(c)(i)

    June 2023 · Chemistry Paper 6 Higher

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  10. Q3(d)

    June 2022 · Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation

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  11. Q3(e)(i)

    June 2022 · Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation

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  12. Q3(e)(ii)

    June 2022 · Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation

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  13. Q4(c)(i)

    June 2022 · Chemistry Paper 6 Higher

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  14. Q4(c)(ii)

    June 2022 · Chemistry Paper 6 Higher

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  15. Q4(c)(iii)

    June 2022 · Chemistry Paper 6 Higher

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  16. Q4(d)(i)

    June 2022 · Chemistry Paper 6 Higher

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  17. Q4(d)(ii)

    June 2022 · Chemistry Paper 6 Higher

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  18. Q4(d)(iii)

    June 2022 · Chemistry Paper 6 Higher

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  19. Q8(b)

    November 2021 · Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation

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  20. Q8(c)(ii)

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All 39 questions on How are the amounts of chemicals in solution measured?, as a list
  1. June 2024, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q6(a) (6 marks): A student wants to find the concentration of a sodium hydroxide solution. They do a titration using sodium hydroxide solution and 0.010 mol / dm3 dilute hydroch
  2. June 2024, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q6(b)(i) (1 mark): Why is the first reading much higher than the others? [1]
  3. June 2024, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q6(b)(ii) (3 marks): Calculate the mean volume of acid which reacts with the sodium hydroxide solution. Give your answer to 1 decimal place. Mean volume of acid = cm3 [3]
  4. June 2024, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q6(b)(iii) (2 marks): The student’s teacher states that the volume of the hydrochloric acid needed to react with the sodium hydroxide should be 25.8 cm3. Explain what the student’s r
  5. June 2023, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(b)(ii) (2 marks): Felix uses the method to get a rough idea of the volume of acid needed. He makes changes to the method to improve the quality of his data. Draw lines to connect
  6. June 2023, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(c)(i) (1 mark): Complete the sentence to evaluate the quality of his repeated results. Put a ring around each correct option. These results are high / low quality because the r
  7. June 2023, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(c)(ii) (3 marks): Calculate the mean of the repeated results. Give your answer to 1 decimal place. Mean = cm3 [3]
  8. June 2023, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q6(c)(i) (3 marks): Calculate the number of moles of sulfuric acid used. Use the formula: concentration (mol / dm3) = number of moles volume (dm3) Number of moles of sulfuric acid
  9. June 2022, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(c) (1 mark): Milk of magnesia is a medicine used to neutralise excess acid in the stomach. Milk of Magnesia One 15 cm3 spoonful contains 1200 mg of magnesium hydroxide. Leo
  10. June 2022, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(d) (1 mark): Leo decides to measure the acid with a more accurate piece of apparatus instead of the measuring cylinder. Which piece of apparatus should he use? Put a ring ar
  11. June 2022, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(e)(i) (2 marks): Calculate the mean volume of acid used. Mean volume of acid used = cm3 [2]
  12. June 2022, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(e)(ii) (3 marks): The label says that there is 1200 mg of magnesium hydroxide in one 15 cm3 spoonful. Calculate the volume of hydrochloric acid needed to react with the magnesium
  13. June 2022, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q4(c)(i) (3 marks): Calculate the range of the mass of sodium hydroxide expected in 3 g of oven cleaner. Use information from the label. Mass of sodium hydroxide is from g to < g [
  14. June 2022, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q4(c)(ii) (1 mark): How does Sam know when all the sodium hydroxide has reacted? [1]
  15. June 2022, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q4(c)(iii) (1 mark): Sam wants to measure the exact volume of acid needed for all of the sodium hydroxide to react. Describe one thing Sam should do so that the titration result is
  16. June 2022, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q4(d)(i) (3 marks): Calculate the number of moles of hydrochloric acid in 24.8 cm3 of 0.25 mol / dm3. Use the formula: concentration (mol / dm3) = number of moles of solute volume
  17. June 2022, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q4(d)(ii) (1 mark): Find out how many moles of sodium hydroxide react with this amount of acid. Use the symbol equation: NaOH(aq) + HCl (aq) NaCl (aq) + H2O(l) Number of moles of s
  18. June 2022, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q4(d)(iii) (3 marks): Calculate the mass of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) reacting with the acid. Use the formula and the relative atomic masses given. mass of substance (g) number of mole
  19. November 2021, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q8(b) (2 marks): Jamal adds water and indicator to one tablet in a conical flask. He then adds the acid to the conical flask from a burette until all of the magnesium hydroxide
  20. November 2021, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q8(c)(ii) (2 marks): Jamal finds that 10.2 cm3 of acid reacts with one tablet. He uses this formula to find the mass of magnesium hydroxide in one tablet: Mass of relative formula v
  21. November 2021, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q8(d) (2 marks): The tablets are sold in packs of 100 tablets. Jamal tests five tablets from three packs of tablets, Pack A, Pack B and Pack C. Table 8.1 shows his results. Mass
  22. November 2021, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q9(a)(i) (2 marks): Give two errors that Kareem has made when recording his results in the table. 1 2 [2]
  23. November 2021, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q9(a)(ii) (1 mark): Why is the volume of acid added for the repeat readings less than that added in the rough trial? [1]
  24. November 2021, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q9(a)(iii) (2 marks): Kareem decided that the most accurate value for the volume of acid added was 23.5 cm3. Explain how he calculated this value. [2]
  25. November 2021, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q9(b)(i) (3 marks): Calculate the mass of sodium hydroxide in 25.0 cm3 of the 8.0 g / dm3 solution. mass (g) Use the formula: concentration (g / dm3) = volume (dm3) Mass = g [3]
  26. November 2021, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q9(b)(ii) (3 marks): Show that the number of moles of sulfuric acid reacting with the sodium hydroxide is 0.0025. Use your answer to (b)(i). mass of substance (g) Use the formula: n
  27. November 2021, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q9(b)(iii) (3 marks): Calculate the concentration of the sulfuric acid, in mol / dm3. Give your answer to 2 significant figures. number of moles Use the formula: concentration (mol /
  28. November 2020, Combined Science Paper 8 Higher, Q6(a) (4 marks): Mia’s teacher says that she can improve the procedure for both stage 1 and stage 2 of this experiment. State one improvement for each stage of this experiment,
  29. November 2020, Combined Science Paper 8 Higher, Q6(b) (3 marks): Outline the rest of the procedure to titrate the white vinegar with an alkali solution to obtain accurate and precise results. [3]
  30. November 2020, Combined Science Paper 8 Higher, Q6(c) (3 marks): Mia does the titration six times, and her results are shown in the table. Titration Titration Titration Titration Titration Titration 1 2 3 4 5 6 Burette readin
  31. November 2020, Combined Science Paper 8 Higher, Q6(d) (4 marks): Mia calculates that 25.0 cm3 of the white vinegar contains 0.026 moles of ethanoic acid. The relative formula mass of ethanoic acid is 60.0. The density of etha
  32. June 2018, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q8(a) (1 mark): What type of reaction happens when the acid reacts with the alkali? Put a ring around the correct answer. Crystallisation Neutralisation Oxidation Precipitation
  33. June 2018, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q8(b) (2 marks): Here are some statements about the steps needed to do a titration. They are not in the correct order. A Add an indicator. Measure out exactly 25.0 cm3 of alkali
  34. June 2018, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q8(c)(i) (1 mark): Which is the best apparatus to use to measure out exactly 25.0 cm3 of alkali into a conical flask? Put a ring around the correct answer. Burette Graduated beake
  35. June 2018, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q8(c)(ii) (1 mark): Which is the best apparatus to use to accurately measure out the amount of acid needed to react with the alkali? Put a ring around the correct answer. Burette G
  36. June 2018, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q8(d)(i) (2 marks): Jamal does a rough trial before he does his repeat titrations. Explain how he uses the result of his rough trial to help him to do his repeat titrations. [2]
  37. June 2018, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q8(d)(ii) (1 mark): Jamal ignores his rough trial when he processes his results. What is the range of the results of Jamal’s repeat titrations? Range = [1]
  38. June 2018, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q8(d)(iii) (2 marks): Identify the outlier in the results of Jamal’s repeat titrations. Explain your choice. [2]
  39. June 2018, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q8(d)(iv) (3 marks): Use the repeat titration results to calculate the mean value for the volume of acid added. Give your answer to 3 significant figures. Mean value = cm3 [3]

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